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16 February 2013

Full List of 78 URLs Blocked by DOT, Which are Critical of IIPM
India’s Department of Telecommunications issued instructions to Internet Service Providers to block access to 78 URLs web links containing material critical of Arindam Chaudhuri-promoted business school Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
The order is signed by Subodh Saxena of the DoT.

According to media reports, DOT has banned 78 URLs because of an order issued by a Court in Gwalior

first uniform resource locator (URL) address in the list is of a notification issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The UGC has issued advisories in the past stating that IIPM is not a university that comes within the ambit of Section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956 and does not have the right of conferring or granting degrees.